NYT Crossword hints and answer for October 29, 2025
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Clues76
Across36
Down40
ConstructorJohn Donegan
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
The "R" of REM (5)
Starts with R, ends with DRAPID→
6A
States (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAYS→
10A
Little devil (3)
Starts with I, ends with PIMP→
13A
Bring down (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABASE→
14A
Milkshake ingredient that might get stuck in a straw (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
15A
"Whatever" (3)
Starts with M, ends with HMEH→
16A
Dracula's preferred way to eat wings? (14)
Starts with R, ends with TRIGHTOFFTHEBAT→
19A
"When u coming?" (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
20A
Jocular suffix for "most" (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
21A
First aid stinger (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIODINE→
22A
Cell centers (6)
Starts with N, ends with INUCLEI→
25A
Sebastian the ___, mascot of the Miami Hurricanes (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIBIS→
26A
What makes Dracula frantically hop around? (14)
Starts with L, ends with TLIGHTONHISFEET→
30A
Clickable pic (4)
Starts with I, ends with NICON→
31A
Eldest Corleone brother (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSONNY→
32A
Felt something on your head? (6)
Starts with F, ends with AFEDORA→
35A
Food fight projectile (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
36A
Speedway sponsor (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSTP→
39A
Some unidentified visitors, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
40A
Wrap up (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
42A
Well-rounded figure? (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESPHERE→
44A
Showed sudden interest, in a way (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSATUP→
46A
Cry of victory (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIWIN→
47A
When Dracula doesn't feel seen? (14)
Starts with U, ends with NUPONREFLECTION→
52A
Lead-in to second (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONANO→
53A
Like Satan, in the Bible (6)
Starts with F, ends with NFALLEN→
54A
Knob on an electric guitar (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETREBLE→
57A
A.F.L.-___ (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCIO→
58A
"Despicable Me" antihero (3)
Starts with G, ends with UGRU→
61A
Get ready to attack Dracula and his pals? (14)
Starts with R, ends with SRAISETHESTAKES→
64A
Like some jobs (3)
Starts with O, ends with DODD→
65A
Well-used pencil, say (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSTUB→
66A
Rains hard? (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHAILS→
67A
Anti-traffic org. (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADEA→
68A
Sport whose athletes wear topknots (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSUMO→
69A
Mythical luster? (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSATYR→
Down
1D
Still red, say (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERARE→
2D
Not much (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABIT→
3D
Jupiter and Mars (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPAGANGODS→
4D
"In a way" (3)
Starts with I, ends with HISH→
5D
Pick up on (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDETECT→
6D
Loosens up (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSOFTENS→
7D
Response to "Speak!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with FARF→
8D
Cold-weather cryptid (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYETI→
9D
Neighborhood in Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London" (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOHO→
10D
Knock back a few (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIMBIBE→
11D
Big bully (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMEANIE→
12D
Aquarium diagnostic (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPHTEST→
17D
World capital near the 60th parallel (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
18D
Enlighten (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEDIFY→
23D
"Sorry, that's incorrect" (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUHNO→
24D
Restaurant chain acronym (4)
Starts with I, ends with PIHOP→
26D
Word with still or shelf (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELIFE→
27D
"New Jack City" co-star, 1991 (4)
Starts with I, ends with TICET→
28D
Spanish name found in "business" (4)
Starts with I, ends with SINES→
29D
Fastener with an onomatopoeic name (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNAP→
33D
Bring up (4)
Starts with R, ends with RREAR→
34D
Pot grower? (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
36D
What contains a lot of darn stuff? (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSEWINGKIT→
37D
The "Amigos" of film, e.g. (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTRIO→
38D
Big name in magic (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPENN→
41D
Beer brand on "The Simpsons" (4)
Starts with D, ends with FDUFF→
43D
Feminist sex educator Shere ___ (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHITE→
44D
Pompous people (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSNOBS→
45D
Non-pharmacological component of a clinical trial (7)
Starts with P, ends with OPLACEBO→
47D
Pristine, as land (6)
Starts with U, ends with DUNTROD→
48D
Veterans Day event (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPARADE→
49D
Lake that's the "thumb" of New York's Finger Lakes (6)
Starts with O, ends with AONEIDA→
50D
Certain Ivy Leaguers (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELIS→
51D
Rags, e.g. (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCLOTHS→
55D
What a bargain hunter hopes to pay (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLESS→
56D
Ides of March rebuke (4)
Starts with E, ends with UETTU→
59D
Depend (on) (4)
Starts with R, ends with YRELY→
60D
Old map inits. (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSSR→
62D
Sound of a good car engine (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHUM→
63D
Designation for the Toledo Mud Hens (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAAA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for October 29, 2025?+
76 clues: 36 Across and 40 Down. The puzzle was constructed by John Donegan and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: The "R" of REM (RAPID); States (SAYS); Little devil (IMP).
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